SOLUTION: Segment AS is a tangent to circle center M at point S
If the radius of the circle is 5 and AM = 12 find AS
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Question 1116591: Segment AS is a tangent to circle center M at point S
If the radius of the circle is 5 and AM = 12 find AS
Answer by greenestamps(13209) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A radius to a point of tangency is perpendicular to the tangent, so MS is perpendicular to AS.
AM is then the hypotenuse of right triangle SAM, so
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